Investment banks

Citigroup to Complete Sweeping Overhaul This Week After Laying Off 5,000 Employees

Citigroup has entered the final phase of an extensive overhaul to streamline its operations and enhance performance.


Citigroup Sells Most Non-US Consumer Businesses as Its Biggest Overhaul Progresses

Citigroup has sold its non-US consumer business operations in nine out of 14 regions and "substantially wound down" three more in Korea, Russia, and China...

South Korea Announces $313 Billion Funding for Projects to Fight Climate Change

South Korea has committed to providing 420 trillion won ($313.4 billion) in policy loans to finance projects that will help the country meet its climate goals...

Reddit Set to Make Public Debut; Why This Might be a Good News for Investment Banks?

On Sunday, sources indicated Reddit's IPO is four to five times oversubscribed, making it more likely to reach its $6.5 billion valuation...


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Six firms place bids for Spain's rescued NCG Banco
Spain's bank restructuring fund FROB on Monday announced that it had received six binding offers for a majority stake in bailed-out bank NCG Banco. Banks and private equity firms from Spain, Venezuela
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Woori Investment & Securities Co sale may trigger mergers in local S.Korea securities firms- report
The impending sale of Woori Investment & Securities Co may spur consolidation in South Korea's local securities industry. Final bids for the brokerage unit are due today.
2014 poised to be the year of Bitcoin, property, and other asset bubbles - report
Some industry observers believed excess liquidity spurred by central banks' economic monetary policies could result to asset bubbles in niche markets by year 2014.
China Everbright Bank raises $3 billion after adding shares in Hong Kong float
Chinese lender China Everbright Bank Co. raised $3 billion in its Hong Kong listing after exercising an option to sell an additional 762 million shares on top of its IPO base size of 5.08 billion shar
Judge dismisses suit against UBS on risk management practices
Judge Katherine Forrest dismissed the lawsuit filed by investors led by two pension funds against UBS, which accused the bank of fraud regarding the latter's risk management practices, Bloomberg said.
FMC Corp says it will sell Peroxygens business to One Equity Partners
Chemical firm FMC Corp inked a deal to sell its Peroxygens business to the private investment unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co, One Equity Partners, for a price tag of $200 million.
Wall Street will be moving hundreds of millions into Bitcoin - SecondMarket chief
SecondMarket founder and chief executive Barry Silbert claimed in an article on Entrepreneur that Wall Street will soon invest their money in hundreds of millions into Bitcoin.
Monte Paschi poised for showdown with top investor over cash call delay
Monte dei Paschi di Siena's board has opposed a proposal by its top investor to push back a €3 billion cash call to May next year. Monte Paschi's largest shareholder earlier threatened to vote against
Goldman Sachs grants $120 million pre-IPO loan to Chinese warehouse firm
Investment bank Goldman Sachs Group will provide a $120 million loan to Warburg Pincus-backed warehouse firm e-Shang. e-Shang reportedly plans to go public in the next few years.
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